235 UConn Student-Athletes Earn All-Academic Conference Honors235 athletes from across 20 sports were honored by the American Athletic Conference on Thursday

July 30, 2015

PROVIDENCE - On Thursday, the American Athletic Conference announced that 235 UConn student-athletes have earned a spot on the league's 2014-15 All-Academic team. The school had student-athletes honored in each varsity sport The American sponsors, led by 31 members from the football team.

In total, 2,113 student-athletes from across the conference were tabbed as 2014-15 All-Academic team members, up from 1,783 a year ago.

Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the American Athletic Conference's member institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in an American Athletic Conference-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.